Leanne Wood: I'm asking you about your party leader.
Leanne Wood: Will you address the point I made?
Leanne Wood: Nigel Farage and the poster in the Brexit—
Leanne Wood: I'd like to start my contribution to this debate by stating that I believe that representative democracy should be just that—who we elect should reflect our society in all of its diversity. Given that we make up more than 50 per cent of the population, gender balance in our democracy is vital. But we must also take an intersectional approach to this and make sure that we do whatever we can...
Leanne Wood: I welcome the Minister's response to my question. I think it's vital that we hold the US to account, as it's the most powerful state in the world, and is often considered to be one of the UK's closest allies. I am utterly appalled by the UK Government's complete silence on this. I believe that it might have something to do with the UK Government's attempts to cosy up to Donald Trump in the...
Leanne Wood: Thank you for that response, Minister.
Leanne Wood: I asked the question because I'm very concerned about the inhumane treatment of migrants, especially migrant children, on the US southern border with Mexico. At least 24 people, including six children, have so far died during the Trump administration in what can only be truthfully described as concentration camps. The US Government is separating thousands of children from their parents and...
Leanne Wood: Llywydd, earlier this year the Government published plans to make Wales a nation of sanctuary. I welcome this, of course. On Tuesday, the First Minister said that Wales was a welcoming and inclusive nation. Can the Minister outline what her department is doing to promote this welcoming message on the international stage?
Leanne Wood: I was horrified over the weekend by the media coverage and some of the reaction to the row between one of the two Prime Minister candidates from the Tories and his partner at her flat. Neighbours who reported the incident have been vilified. Now, not only do the public have a right to know the character of someone who could well be leading the UK in a few short weeks, but, more than that,...
Leanne Wood: As far as I and many thousands of others living in the Rhondda are concerned, we are best served by having a 24-hour, consultant-led accident and emergency department operating out of the Royal Glamorgan Hospital. As we've seen with the centralisation of maternity services in Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board, it's not a panacea for the deep-rooted problems faced by the Welsh NHS,...
Leanne Wood: First Minister, is it the Welsh Government's policy to take the worldly possessions away from homeless people, leaving them with absolutely nothing and exposed to the elements? And, if not, will you condemn your Labour Party colleagues in Cardiff Council for doing just that?
Leanne Wood: 8. What is the Welsh Government doing to ensure that the best possible health care is delivered to people in the Rhondda? OAQ54141
Leanne Wood: Will you take an intervention? One of the Members of the Brexit Party just sighed and said, 'Oh God', when you mentioned the tragic death of Jo Cox. Do you join me in condemning that?
Leanne Wood: We now have some communities where one in two children are living in poverty, and that is utterly disgraceful, but it is something that your Government can do something about. The Welsh Government could have an anti-poverty strategy—that would be a good start—a strategy that includes raising the threshold for free school meals to that of Northern Ireland, for example. Hunger, which is...
Leanne Wood: I'm compelled to raise yet again the centralisation agenda of this Government, which has had such an adverse impact upon the Royal Glamorgan Hospital in Llantrisant. I regularly receive concerns and complaints from both patients and staff. The decision to remove consultants from the Royal Glamorgan, relocating them to Merthyr, has not had a positive impact. The removal of paediatric...
Leanne Wood: Minister, the question you were just asked was specifically about data. You didn't address that point at all, so I'd really be grateful if you would answer that point about the collection of data. There are many types of discrimination within our society. We've got data on all forms of inequality, but there's very little information about the experiences of black, Asian and minority ethnic...
Leanne Wood: First Minister, last time I asked you about your plans to boost the economy in former coalfield areas, I specifically asked you about your economic regeneration plans for the Rhondda, and I was disappointed to receive an answer from you that talked a lot about your plans for spending in a constituency in the Gwent valleys but, as far as the Rhondda is concerned, your answer can be paraphrased...
Leanne Wood: It's clear that we need to find a long-term solution for the congestion around Newport, and no-one is denying that; no-one has ever denied that. If the Welsh Government is serious about achieving their goal of a multimodal, high-quality, integrated and low-carbon public transport system, then now is the opportunity to make a meaningful and significant step towards achieving that: £1.4...
Leanne Wood: There's nothing, really, in this statement that tells us anything fresh about the Government's approach, so, if I may, I'd like to address one particular aspect of the equality and human rights agenda that needs much more focus than it is currently getting, and that aspect is neurodiversity, and, in particular, the way public services still operate on the assumption that everybody is...
Leanne Wood: Members may have heard about allegations that waste from Wales, including Rhondda Cynon Taf, was found piled up in a Malaysian jungle. This was said to be discovered by a team from the BBC, ahead of a programme on plastic waste. The allegation was that this waste from the UK was not being recycled, but was just dumped on a beauty spot. I've since seen other reports from Malaysia refuting...
